Yung Namahage

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Demon-Loving Waifu A.B.A Returns to Guilty Gear
Its competitors in the fighting game scene may have dropped had entirely new titles sinceGuilty Gear -Strive- dropped in 2021, but that hasn't stopped Arc System Works from going hard with DLC characters and keeping the game alive 3 years later. Elphelt was added to the game just a few months ago, and now the waifu train continues with another returning fan favorite.A.B.A is an artificially created homunculus whose creator was arrested before she ...
Azur Lane Devs' New Game is A Genshin-Like
Gacha games have changed. It's no longer about slow-paced mobile games with a random chance of unlocking 2D images of waifus. It's an endless series of full-realized 3D waifu adventure and exploration with real-time combat on PC and moder consoles. To that end,Genshin Impact is the gold standard for big-budget gacha games, with titles likeZenless Zone Zero andWuthering Waves andPalworld entering the fray recently. Now another has thrown its free-to-play ...
Akira Toriyama's Legacy Continues with Sand Land
Pretty much everyone who's heard of anime is also aware ofDragon Ball, but as we discussed earlier, it was far from the only thing the late, great Akira Toriyama created.He's also known by gamers as the character design for theDragon Questfranchise since 1986, but relatively few people have heard ofSand Land. With a new anime adaptation starting imminently and a game based on it dropping next month, that may change soon.Originally meant to be a short ...
Boomers Believe WcDonald's Ad Campaign is a Chinese Conspiracy
These days, it's easier than ever for misinformation to spread around the internet. The use of AI certainly isn't helping; either for creating artifiically generated images or disseminating false truths online. If there's any one group that's most susceptible to falling for fake news, it's the same generation that told us not to believe everything we see online.ICYMI, McDonald's in the US are running a promotional campaign where they've turned the ...
Is Konami in Damage Control Mode over Metal Gear?
Some time ago, I made it my mission to play through the entirety of theMetal Gear franchise, bar most of the non-canon spin-offs. With theMetal Gear Legacy Collectionon a PS3 I borrowed from my cousin, I started from the very beginning:Metal Gear, the 1987 MSX title that was originally meant to be standard beat 'em up until a young Hideo Kojima figured it'd be interesting for players to avoid fighting guards as much as possible rather than batter ...
Order Us! Sees Release Despite Steam Ban
For an eroge developer these days, wanting to release your lewd game on Steam can be a gamble, based onn whether or not it'll get past the increasingly strict content moderation guidelines. Case in point:Order Us!, a VN about a duo of café waitress waifus with outfits based on different food items, suddenly got booted from Valve's platform just before its planned release date of March 1, with developers Argent recieving this message:This is almost ...
Stellar Blade Gets Harder as it Makes You Harder
With just over a month to go before its release, Stellar Blade continues to be one of the most anticipated games of the year. Whether it's the stylish hack n slash gameplay or protagonist Eve's huge cheeks (or both), people seem to like what they've seen so far. Except some have seen a little more than others, thanks to Sony fucking up.A few days ago, a demo quietly appeared on the PlayStation Store, before disappearing just as fast. It was obvious ...
Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin Anime Announced
2020'sSakuna: Of Rice and Ruin had an interesting mix of gameplay. For half of the game you're a goddess slaying demons with hack-n-slash platformer type gameplay. For the other half you grow rice, interact with villagers, and prepare for the next day of demon-slaying. It offered two seemingly disparate styles of gameplay that complimented each other, but how would it work if it wasn't a game? We'll find that out before long.Toho Animation announced ...
RIP Akira Toriyama - Dragon Ball Creator Passes Away Aged 68
The man behindDragon Ball,Dragon Age andplusa ton of other works, Akira Toriyama, is sadly no longer with usTo many people around the world,Dragon Ball was their introduction to the world of anime. And to some of those people,Dragon Ball was their only exposure to anime.Dragon Ball itself is almost synonymous with anime as a medium, because for the last 40 years it's brought together people from all backgrounds, all walks of life, all nations with ...
Cowboy Bebop + Overwatch = The Crossover Nobody was Expecting
Despite the awfulness that was Netflix's attempt at a live-action adaptation,Cowboy Bebop is very much still a cult classic. But no series, no matter how niche and beloved, has to do something every now and then to stay relevant. Whether it's a remake, sequel or collaboration with another, more contemporary brand. UsuallyFortnite is the go-to for collaborating with what people are into these days, but who would've anticipated thatCowboy Bebop will ...